…AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD album update
…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead’s new album The Century Of Self will be released on February 23, 2009 on Superball Music/SPV.
The Century Of Self is an epic masterpiece. From the soaring instrumental opener, ‘Giants Causeway’, to the album’s closer, ‘Insatiable Two’, which starts off with the sounds of a demented circus and ends with an echoing sing-along about Keely’s lack of monstrosity, the record is a work of tremendous scope and ambition.
“The new songs are very personal,” says Keely. “Some of them are autobiographical. We’re building on everything we’ve ever done, looking back on our whole career and taking a lot inspiration from our early music. We continue to evolve the concept and try to incorporate new ideas. And there was no point on the record where we were trying to write songs you’d hear on commercial radio. We know that singles are driving the market, and we don’t care.”
With the new album, Trail of Dead is planning to hit the road, incorporating a visual art element in to their tour. Keely is an accomplished visual artist who recently showed his work at the 34 First Ave Gallery in New York, and hopes to include other bands whose members make art, as well as incorporating a visual element in to the live show. Fifteen years in to their career, Trail of Dead continues to innovate and grow. At a point where many other bands would be resting on their laurels and half-heartedly tossing off greatest hits comps, Trail of Dead are just getting started.
The new album will be available as special first edition digipak CD + DVD or as regular CD. The special edition, incl. live bonus DVD, features material from their fantastic show in Düsseldorf, Germany from May 25th 2008.
